diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
index 8390a34e93..6206548c2d 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
@@ -314,15 +314,7 @@ import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.types.view.DataHubViewType;
 import com.linkedin.entity.client.EntityClient;
 import com.linkedin.entity.client.SystemEntityClient;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.client.UsageStatsJavaClient;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ChromeExtensionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.DataHubConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.GraphQLConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.HomePageConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.IngestionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.SearchBarConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.TestsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ViewsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.VisualConfiguration;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.config.*;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.config.telemetry.TelemetryConfiguration;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.connection.ConnectionService;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.entity.EntityService;
@@ -433,6 +425,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
   private final DataHubConfiguration datahubConfiguration;
   private final ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration;
   private final SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfiguration;
+  private final SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfiguration;
   private final HomePageConfiguration homePageConfiguration;
   private final ChromeExtensionConfiguration chromeExtensionConfiguration;
 
@@ -567,6 +560,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
     this.datahubConfiguration = args.datahubConfiguration;
     this.viewsConfiguration = args.viewsConfiguration;
     this.searchBarConfiguration = args.searchBarConfiguration;
+    this.searchCardConfiguration = args.searchCardConfiguration;
     this.homePageConfiguration = args.homePageConfiguration;
     this.featureFlags = args.featureFlags;
     this.chromeExtensionConfiguration = args.chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -972,6 +966,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngine {
                         this.datahubConfiguration,
                         this.viewsConfiguration,
                         this.searchBarConfiguration,
+                        this.searchCardConfiguration,
                         this.homePageConfiguration,
                         this.featureFlags,
                         this.chromeExtensionConfiguration,
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
index c04b685d41..cccc9f89f0 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngineArgs.java
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@ import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.featureflags.FeatureFlags;
 import com.linkedin.entity.client.EntityClient;
 import com.linkedin.entity.client.SystemEntityClient;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.client.UsageStatsJavaClient;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ChromeExtensionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.DataHubConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.GraphQLConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.HomePageConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.IngestionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.SearchBarConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.TestsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ViewsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.VisualConfiguration;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.config.*;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.config.telemetry.TelemetryConfiguration;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.connection.ConnectionService;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.entity.EntityService;
@@ -77,6 +69,7 @@ public class GmsGraphQLEngineArgs {
   DataHubConfiguration datahubConfiguration;
   ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration;
   SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfiguration;
+  SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfiguration;
   HomePageConfiguration homePageConfiguration;
   SiblingGraphService siblingGraphService;
   GroupService groupService;
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
index 80f4a7b001..24a4fb8cf7 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolver.java
@@ -4,40 +4,11 @@ import com.datahub.authentication.AuthenticationConfiguration;
 import com.datahub.authorization.AuthorizationConfiguration;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.QueryContext;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.featureflags.FeatureFlags;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AnalyticsConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AppConfig;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.*;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ApplicationConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AuthConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ChromeExtensionConfig;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityProfileConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityProfilesConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityType;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.FeatureFlagsConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.HomePageConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.IdentityManagementConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.LineageConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ManagedIngestionConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.PersonalSidebarSection;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.PoliciesConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.Privilege;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.QueriesTabConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ResourcePrivileges;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.SearchBarAPI;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.SearchBarConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.SearchResultsVisualConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.TelemetryConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.TestsConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ThemeConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.ViewsConfig;
-import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.VisualConfig;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ChromeExtensionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.DataHubConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.HomePageConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.IngestionConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.SearchBarConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.TestsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.ViewsConfiguration;
-import com.linkedin.metadata.config.VisualConfiguration;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.config.*;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.config.telemetry.TelemetryConfiguration;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.service.SettingsService;
 import com.linkedin.metadata.version.GitVersion;
@@ -64,6 +35,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
   private final DataHubConfiguration _datahubConfiguration;
   private final ViewsConfiguration _viewsConfiguration;
   private final SearchBarConfiguration _searchBarConfig;
+  private final SearchCardConfiguration _searchCardConfig;
   private final HomePageConfiguration _homePageConfig;
   private final FeatureFlags _featureFlags;
   private final ChromeExtensionConfiguration _chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -82,6 +54,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
       final DataHubConfiguration datahubConfiguration,
       final ViewsConfiguration viewsConfiguration,
       final SearchBarConfiguration searchBarConfig,
+      final SearchCardConfiguration searchCardConfig,
       final HomePageConfiguration homePageConfig,
       final FeatureFlags featureFlags,
       final ChromeExtensionConfiguration chromeExtensionConfiguration,
@@ -98,6 +71,7 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
     _datahubConfiguration = datahubConfiguration;
     _viewsConfiguration = viewsConfiguration;
     _searchBarConfig = searchBarConfig;
+    _searchCardConfig = searchCardConfig;
     _homePageConfig = homePageConfig;
     _featureFlags = featureFlags;
     _chromeExtensionConfiguration = chromeExtensionConfiguration;
@@ -233,6 +207,10 @@ public class AppConfigResolver implements DataFetcher<CompletableFuture<AppConfi
     }
     appConfig.setSearchBarConfig(searchBarConfig);
 
+    final SearchCardConfig searchCardConfig = new SearchCardConfig();
+    searchCardConfig.setShowDescription(_searchCardConfig.getShowDescription());
+    appConfig.setSearchCardConfig(searchCardConfig);
+
     final HomePageConfig homePageConfig = new HomePageConfig();
     try {
       homePageConfig.setFirstInPersonalSidebar(
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
index 2f01092aae..d70850f0d0 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/app.graphql
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ type SearchBarConfig {
   apiVariant: SearchBarAPI!
 }
 
+"""
+Configurations related to the Search card
+"""
+type SearchCardConfig {
+  """
+  Whether the search card should show description
+  """
+  showDescription: Boolean!
+}
+
 """
 Variants of APIs used in the Search bar to get data
 """
@@ -318,6 +328,11 @@ type AppConfig {
   """
   searchBarConfig: SearchBarConfig!
 
+  """
+  Configurations related to the Search card
+  """
+  searchCardConfig: SearchCardConfig!
+
   """
   Feature flags telling the UI whether a feature is enabled or not
   """
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2765be140b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/resolvers/config/AppConfigResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+package com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.resolvers.config;
+
+import static com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.TestUtils.*;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+import static org.testng.Assert.*;
+
+import com.datahub.authentication.AuthenticationConfiguration;
+import com.datahub.authorization.AuthorizationConfiguration;
+import com.datahub.authorization.DefaultAuthorizerConfiguration;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.QueryContext;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.featureflags.FeatureFlags;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.AppConfig;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.PersonalSidebarSection;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.SearchBarAPI;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.config.*;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.config.telemetry.TelemetryConfiguration;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.service.SettingsService;
+import com.linkedin.metadata.version.GitVersion;
+import com.linkedin.settings.global.ApplicationsSettings;
+import com.linkedin.settings.global.GlobalSettingsInfo;
+import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+public class AppConfigResolverTest {
+
+  @Mock private GitVersion mockGitVersion;
+  @Mock private IngestionConfiguration mockIngestionConfiguration;
+  @Mock private AuthenticationConfiguration mockAuthenticationConfiguration;
+  @Mock private AuthorizationConfiguration mockAuthorizationConfiguration;
+  @Mock private DefaultAuthorizerConfiguration mockDefaultAuthorizer;
+  @Mock private VisualConfiguration mockVisualConfiguration;
+  @Mock private TelemetryConfiguration mockTelemetryConfiguration;
+  @Mock private TestsConfiguration mockTestsConfiguration;
+  @Mock private DataHubConfiguration mockDatahubConfiguration;
+  @Mock private ViewsConfiguration mockViewsConfiguration;
+  @Mock private SearchBarConfiguration mockSearchBarConfiguration;
+  @Mock private SearchCardConfiguration mockSearchCardConfiguration;
+  @Mock private HomePageConfiguration mockHomePageConfiguration;
+  @Mock private FeatureFlags mockFeatureFlags;
+  @Mock private ChromeExtensionConfiguration mockChromeExtensionConfiguration;
+  @Mock private SettingsService mockSettingsService;
+  @Mock private DataFetchingEnvironment mockDataFetchingEnvironment;
+  @Mock private GlobalSettingsInfo mockGlobalSettingsInfo;
+
+  private AppConfigResolver resolver;
+  private QueryContext mockContext;
+
+  @BeforeMethod
+  public void setupTest() {
+    MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(this);
+
+    mockContext = getMockAllowContext();
+    when(mockDataFetchingEnvironment.getContext()).thenReturn(mockContext);
+
+    // Setup basic mock responses
+    when(mockGitVersion.getVersion()).thenReturn("1.0.0");
+    when(mockIngestionConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockAuthenticationConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockAuthorizationConfiguration.getDefaultAuthorizer()).thenReturn(mockDefaultAuthorizer);
+    when(mockDefaultAuthorizer.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockTelemetryConfiguration.isEnableThirdPartyLogging()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockTestsConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockViewsConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockSearchBarConfiguration.getApiVariant()).thenReturn("AUTOCOMPLETE_FOR_MULTIPLE");
+    when(mockSearchCardConfiguration.getShowDescription()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockHomePageConfiguration.getFirstInPersonalSidebar()).thenReturn("YOUR_ASSETS");
+    when(mockChromeExtensionConfiguration.isEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockChromeExtensionConfiguration.isLineageEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+
+    // Setup feature flags
+    setupFeatureFlags();
+
+    resolver =
+        new AppConfigResolver(
+            mockGitVersion,
+            true, // isAnalyticsEnabled
+            mockIngestionConfiguration,
+            mockAuthenticationConfiguration,
+            mockAuthorizationConfiguration,
+            true, // supportsImpactAnalysis
+            mockVisualConfiguration,
+            mockTelemetryConfiguration,
+            mockTestsConfiguration,
+            mockDatahubConfiguration,
+            mockViewsConfiguration,
+            mockSearchBarConfiguration,
+            mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockHomePageConfiguration,
+            mockFeatureFlags,
+            mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
+            mockSettingsService);
+  }
+
+  private void setupFeatureFlags() {
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowSearchFiltersV2()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isBusinessAttributeEntityEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isReadOnlyModeEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowBrowseV2()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowAcrylInfo()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isErModelRelationshipFeatureEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowAccessManagement()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isNestedDomainsEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isPlatformBrowseV2()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isDataContractsEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isEditableDatasetNameEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isThemeV2Enabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isThemeV2Default()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isThemeV2Toggleable()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isLineageGraphV2()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowSeparateSiblings()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowManageStructuredProperties()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isSchemaFieldCLLEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isHideDbtSourceInLineage()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isSchemaFieldLineageIgnoreStatus()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowNavBarRedesign()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowAutoCompleteResults()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isEntityVersioning()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowHasSiblingsFilter()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowSearchBarAutocompleteRedesign()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowManageTags()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowIntroducePage()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowIngestionPageRedesign()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowLineageExpandMore()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowStatsTabRedesign()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowHomePageRedesign()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowProductUpdates()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isLineageGraphV3()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isLogicalModelsEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowHomepageUserRole()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isAssetSummaryPageV1()).thenReturn(false);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetBasicConfig() throws Exception {
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result);
+    assertEquals(result.getAppVersion(), "1.0.0");
+    assertNotNull(result.getLineageConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getLineageConfig().getSupportsImpactAnalysis());
+    assertNotNull(result.getAnalyticsConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getAnalyticsConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getAuthConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getAuthConfig().getTokenAuthEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getPoliciesConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getPoliciesConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getIdentityManagementConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getIdentityManagementConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getManagedIngestionConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getManagedIngestionConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getTelemetryConfig());
+    assertFalse(result.getTelemetryConfig().getEnableThirdPartyLogging());
+    assertNotNull(result.getTestsConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getTestsConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getViewsConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getViewsConfig().getEnabled());
+    assertNotNull(result.getSearchBarConfig());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getSearchBarConfig().getApiVariant(), SearchBarAPI.AUTOCOMPLETE_FOR_MULTIPLE);
+    assertNotNull(result.getSearchCardConfig());
+    assertTrue(result.getSearchCardConfig().getShowDescription());
+    assertNotNull(result.getHomePageConfig());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getHomePageConfig().getFirstInPersonalSidebar(), PersonalSidebarSection.YOUR_ASSETS);
+    assertNotNull(result.getFeatureFlags());
+    assertNotNull(result.getChromeExtensionConfig());
+    assertFalse(result.getChromeExtensionConfig().getEnabled());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithAnalyticsDisabled() throws Exception {
+    resolver =
+        new AppConfigResolver(
+            mockGitVersion,
+            false, // isAnalyticsEnabled
+            mockIngestionConfiguration,
+            mockAuthenticationConfiguration,
+            mockAuthorizationConfiguration,
+            true,
+            mockVisualConfiguration,
+            mockTelemetryConfiguration,
+            mockTestsConfiguration,
+            mockDatahubConfiguration,
+            mockViewsConfiguration,
+            mockSearchBarConfiguration,
+            mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockHomePageConfiguration,
+            mockFeatureFlags,
+            mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
+            mockSettingsService);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getAnalyticsConfig());
+    assertFalse(result.getAnalyticsConfig().getEnabled());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithVisualConfiguration() throws Exception {
+    AssetsConfiguration mockAssets = mock(AssetsConfiguration.class);
+    QueriesTabConfig mockQueriesTab = mock(QueriesTabConfig.class);
+    EntityProfileConfig mockEntityProfile = mock(EntityProfileConfig.class);
+    SearchResultVisualConfig mockSearchResult = mock(SearchResultVisualConfig.class);
+    ThemeConfiguration mockTheme = mock(ThemeConfiguration.class);
+
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getAssets()).thenReturn(mockAssets);
+    when(mockAssets.getLogoUrl()).thenReturn("https://example.com/logo.png");
+    when(mockAssets.getFaviconUrl()).thenReturn("https://example.com/favicon.ico");
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getAppTitle()).thenReturn("Custom DataHub");
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.isHideGlossary()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.isShowFullTitleInLineage()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getQueriesTab()).thenReturn(mockQueriesTab);
+    when(mockQueriesTab.getQueriesTabResultSize()).thenReturn(20);
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getEntityProfile()).thenReturn(mockEntityProfile);
+    when(mockEntityProfile.getDomainDefaultTab()).thenReturn("DOCUMENTATION");
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getSearchResult()).thenReturn(mockSearchResult);
+    when(mockSearchResult.getEnableNameHighlight()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockVisualConfiguration.getTheme()).thenReturn(mockTheme);
+    when(mockTheme.getThemeId()).thenReturn("dark");
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    assertEquals(result.getVisualConfig().getLogoUrl(), "https://example.com/logo.png");
+    assertEquals(result.getVisualConfig().getFaviconUrl(), "https://example.com/favicon.ico");
+    assertEquals(result.getVisualConfig().getAppTitle(), "Custom DataHub");
+    assertTrue(result.getVisualConfig().getHideGlossary());
+    assertTrue(result.getVisualConfig().getShowFullTitleInLineage());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getQueriesTab());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getVisualConfig().getQueriesTab().getQueriesTabResultSize(), Integer.valueOf(20));
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getEntityProfiles());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getEntityProfiles().getDomain());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getVisualConfig().getEntityProfiles().getDomain().getDefaultTab(), "DOCUMENTATION");
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getSearchResult());
+    assertTrue(result.getVisualConfig().getSearchResult().getEnableNameHighlight());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getTheme());
+    assertEquals(result.getVisualConfig().getTheme().getThemeId(), "dark");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithApplicationsEnabled() throws Exception {
+    ApplicationsSettings mockApplications = mock(ApplicationsSettings.class);
+    when(mockGlobalSettingsInfo.hasApplications()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockGlobalSettingsInfo.getApplications()).thenReturn(mockApplications);
+    when(mockApplications.hasEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockApplications.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockSettingsService.getGlobalSettings(any())).thenReturn(mockGlobalSettingsInfo);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication());
+    assertTrue(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowApplicationInNavigation());
+    assertTrue(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowSidebarSectionWhenEmpty());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithApplicationsDisabled() throws Exception {
+    ApplicationsSettings mockApplications = mock(ApplicationsSettings.class);
+    when(mockGlobalSettingsInfo.hasApplications()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockGlobalSettingsInfo.getApplications()).thenReturn(mockApplications);
+    when(mockApplications.hasEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockApplications.isEnabled()).thenReturn(false);
+    when(mockSettingsService.getGlobalSettings(any())).thenReturn(mockGlobalSettingsInfo);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication());
+    assertFalse(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowApplicationInNavigation());
+    assertFalse(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowSidebarSectionWhenEmpty());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithNullGlobalSettings() throws Exception {
+    when(mockSettingsService.getGlobalSettings(any())).thenReturn(null);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication());
+    assertFalse(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowApplicationInNavigation());
+    assertFalse(result.getVisualConfig().getApplication().getShowSidebarSectionWhenEmpty());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithSearchCardDescriptionDisabled() throws Exception {
+    when(mockSearchCardConfiguration.getShowDescription()).thenReturn(false);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getSearchCardConfig());
+    assertFalse(result.getSearchCardConfig().getShowDescription());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithFeatureFlagsEnabled() throws Exception {
+    // Enable some feature flags
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isShowSearchFiltersV2()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isBusinessAttributeEntityEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isReadOnlyModeEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+    when(mockFeatureFlags.isThemeV2Enabled()).thenReturn(true);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getFeatureFlags());
+    assertTrue(result.getFeatureFlags().getShowSearchFiltersV2());
+    assertTrue(result.getFeatureFlags().getBusinessAttributeEntityEnabled());
+    assertTrue(result.getFeatureFlags().getReadOnlyModeEnabled());
+    assertTrue(result.getFeatureFlags().getThemeV2Enabled());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithInvalidSearchBarAPI() throws Exception {
+    when(mockSearchBarConfiguration.getApiVariant()).thenReturn("INVALID_API");
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getSearchBarConfig());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getSearchBarConfig().getApiVariant(), SearchBarAPI.AUTOCOMPLETE_FOR_MULTIPLE);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithInvalidPersonalSidebarSection() throws Exception {
+    when(mockHomePageConfiguration.getFirstInPersonalSidebar()).thenReturn("INVALID_SECTION");
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getHomePageConfig());
+    assertEquals(
+        result.getHomePageConfig().getFirstInPersonalSidebar(), PersonalSidebarSection.YOUR_ASSETS);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithNullSettingsService() throws Exception {
+    resolver =
+        new AppConfigResolver(
+            mockGitVersion,
+            true,
+            mockIngestionConfiguration,
+            mockAuthenticationConfiguration,
+            mockAuthorizationConfiguration,
+            true,
+            mockVisualConfiguration,
+            mockTelemetryConfiguration,
+            mockTestsConfiguration,
+            mockDatahubConfiguration,
+            mockViewsConfiguration,
+            mockSearchBarConfiguration,
+            mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockHomePageConfiguration,
+            mockFeatureFlags,
+            mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
+            null // null settings service
+            );
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result);
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    // Should not crash and should handle null settings service gracefully
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testGetConfigWithNullVisualConfiguration() throws Exception {
+    resolver =
+        new AppConfigResolver(
+            mockGitVersion,
+            true,
+            mockIngestionConfiguration,
+            mockAuthenticationConfiguration,
+            mockAuthorizationConfiguration,
+            true,
+            null, // null visual configuration
+            mockTelemetryConfiguration,
+            mockTestsConfiguration,
+            mockDatahubConfiguration,
+            mockViewsConfiguration,
+            mockSearchBarConfiguration,
+            mockSearchCardConfiguration,
+            mockHomePageConfiguration,
+            mockFeatureFlags,
+            mockChromeExtensionConfiguration,
+            mockSettingsService);
+
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result);
+    assertNotNull(result.getVisualConfig());
+    // Should handle null visual configuration gracefully
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPoliciesConfigMapping() throws Exception {
+    AppConfig result = resolver.get(mockDataFetchingEnvironment).get();
+
+    assertNotNull(result.getPoliciesConfig());
+    assertNotNull(result.getPoliciesConfig().getPlatformPrivileges());
+    assertNotNull(result.getPoliciesConfig().getResourcePrivileges());
+    // Verify that the privileges lists are populated (they come from static config)
+    assertFalse(result.getPoliciesConfig().getPlatformPrivileges().isEmpty());
+    assertFalse(result.getPoliciesConfig().getResourcePrivileges().isEmpty());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Documentation/components/ShortMarkdownViewer.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Documentation/components/ShortMarkdownViewer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3938acc421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Documentation/components/ShortMarkdownViewer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Text } from '@components';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+import { removeMarkdown } from '@app/entity/shared/components/styled/StripMarkdownText';
+
+const StyledText = styled(Text)`
+    text-wrap: nowrap;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    width: 100%;
+`;
+
+export type Props = {
+    content: string;
+    clearMarkdown?: boolean;
+};
+
+export default function ShortMarkdownViewer({ content, clearMarkdown }: Props) {
+    const processedContent = useMemo(() => {
+        let processingContent = content;
+
+        if (clearMarkdown) {
+            processingContent = removeMarkdown(processingContent);
+        }
+
+        return processingContent;
+    }, [content, clearMarkdown]);
+
+    return (
+        <StyledText color="gray" colorLevel={1700} type="div">
+            {processedContent}
+        </StyledText>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/previewV2/DefaultPreviewCard.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/previewV2/DefaultPreviewCard.tsx
index 080671a401..a923e37623 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/previewV2/DefaultPreviewCard.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/previewV2/DefaultPreviewCard.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
 import { useEntityContext, useEntityData } from '@app/entity/shared/EntityContext';
+import { removeMarkdown } from '@app/entity/shared/components/styled/StripMarkdownText';
 import { GenericEntityProperties } from '@app/entity/shared/types';
 import { EntityMenuActions, PreviewType } from '@app/entityV2/Entity';
 import { EntityMenuItems } from '@app/entityV2/shared/EntityDropdown/EntityMenuActions';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { GlossaryPreviewCardDecoration } from '@app/entityV2/shared/containers/p
 import { PopularityTier } from '@app/entityV2/shared/containers/profile/sidebar/shared/utils';
 import ViewInPlatform from '@app/entityV2/shared/externalUrl/ViewInPlatform';
 import CompactMarkdownViewer from '@app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Documentation/components/CompactMarkdownViewer';
+import ShortMarkdownViewer from '@app/entityV2/shared/tabs/Documentation/components/ShortMarkdownViewer';
 import { DashboardLastUpdatedMs, DatasetLastUpdatedMs } from '@app/entityV2/shared/utils';
 import ColoredBackgroundPlatformIconGroup from '@app/previewV2/ColoredBackgroundPlatformIconGroup';
 import { CompactView } from '@app/previewV2/CompactView';
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ import EntityHeader from '@app/previewV2/EntityHeader';
 import { ActionsAndStatusSection } from '@app/previewV2/shared';
 import { useRemoveDataProductAssets, useRemoveDomainAssets, useRemoveGlossaryTermAssets } from '@app/previewV2/utils';
 import { useSearchContext } from '@app/search/context/SearchContext';
+import { useAppConfig } from '@app/useAppConfig';
 import { useEntityRegistryV2 } from '@app/useEntityRegistry';
 import DataProcessInstanceInfo from '@src/app/preview/DataProcessInstanceInfo';
 
@@ -105,8 +108,15 @@ const InsightIconContainer = styled.span`
     margin-right: 4px;
 `;
 
-const Documentation = styled.div`
+const DocumentationTopMarginWrapper = styled.div`
     margin-top: 8px;
+`;
+
+const ShortDocumentation = styled(DocumentationTopMarginWrapper)`
+    width: 100%;
+`;
+
+const Documentation = styled(DocumentationTopMarginWrapper)`
     max-height: 300px;
     overflow-y: auto;
 `;
@@ -218,6 +228,15 @@ export default function DefaultPreviewCard({
 }: Props) {
     const entityRegistry = useEntityRegistryV2();
     const supportedCapabilities = entityRegistry.getSupportedEntityCapabilities(entityType);
+    const { config } = useAppConfig();
+
+    const shouldShowRedesignedDescription = config.searchCardConfig.showDescription;
+    const shouldShowDescriptionsForSearch =
+        previewType === PreviewType.SEARCH && config.searchCardConfig.showDescription;
+    const shouldShowDescription =
+        previewType === PreviewType.HOVER_CARD ||
+        ENTITY_TYPES_WITH_DESCRIPTION_PREVIEW.has(entityType) ||
+        shouldShowDescriptionsForSearch;
 
     // sometimes these lists will be rendered inside an entity container (for example, in the case of impact analysis)
     // in those cases, we may want to enrich the preview w/ context about the container entity
@@ -311,13 +330,17 @@ export default function DefaultPreviewCard({
                             entityTitleWidth={previewType === PreviewType.HOVER_CARD ? 150 : 200}
                         />
                     </RowContainer>
-                    {(previewType === PreviewType.HOVER_CARD ||
-                        ENTITY_TYPES_WITH_DESCRIPTION_PREVIEW.has(entityType)) &&
-                    description ? (
-                        <Documentation>
-                            <CompactMarkdownViewer content={description} />
-                        </Documentation>
-                    ) : null}
+                    {shouldShowDescription &&
+                        !!description &&
+                        (shouldShowRedesignedDescription ? (
+                            <ShortDocumentation>
+                                <ShortMarkdownViewer content={description} clearMarkdown />
+                            </ShortDocumentation>
+                        ) : (
+                            <Documentation>
+                                <CompactMarkdownViewer content={removeMarkdown(description)} />
+                            </Documentation>
+                        ))}
                     {shouldShowDPIinfo && (
                         <RowContainer style={{ marginTop: 8, justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}>
                             <DataProcessInstanceInfo {...lastRunEvent} />
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
index 562c147f30..675e32dec6 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/appConfigContext.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_APP_CONFIG = {
     searchBarConfig: {
         apiVariant: SearchBarApi.AutocompleteForMultiple,
     },
+    searchCardConfig: {
+        showDescription: false,
+    },
     homePageConfig: {
         firstInPersonalSidebar: PersonalSidebarSection.YourAssets,
     },
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
index f9c1c71b3e..d45f2dfbea 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/app.graphql
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ query appConfig {
         searchBarConfig {
             apiVariant
         }
+        searchCardConfig {
+            showDescription
+        }
         homePageConfig {
             firstInPersonalSidebar
         }
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java b/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
index dc736f610c..1ec62876f7 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/test/java/com/linkedin/metadata/system_info/collectors/PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest.java
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ public class PropertiesCollectorConfigurationTest extends AbstractTestNGSpringCo
           "platformAnalytics.usageExport.usageEventTypes",
           "platformAnalytics.usageExport.userFilters",
           "searchBar.apiVariant",
+          "searchCard.showDescription",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.serviceName",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.service-dns-timeout",
           "searchService.cache.hazelcast.kubernetes-api-retries",
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
index c022fae077..a56649d504 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/DataHubAppConfiguration.java
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public class DataHubAppConfiguration {
   /** Search bar related configs */
   private SearchBarConfiguration searchBar;
 
+  /** Search card related configs */
+  private SearchCardConfiguration searchCard;
+
   /** Home page related configs */
   private HomePageConfiguration homePage;
 
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchCardConfiguration.java b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchCardConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f67f7076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/config/SearchCardConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.linkedin.metadata.config;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+/** POJO representing the "searchCard" configuration block in application.yaml.on.yml */
+@Data
+public class SearchCardConfiguration {
+  /** If turned on, show the description in search card */
+  public Boolean showDescription;
+}
diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 86131e0a7d..e5ddf45317 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -744,6 +744,9 @@ views:
 searchBar:
   apiVariant: ${SEARCH_BAR_API_VARIANT:AUTOCOMPLETE_FOR_MULTIPLE}
 
+searchCard:
+  showDescription: ${SEARCH_CARD_SHOW_DESCRIPTION:false}
+
 homePage:
   firstInPersonalSidebar: ${FIRST_IN_PERSONAL_SIDEBAR:YOUR_ASSETS}
 
diff --git a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
index 9d2b31df88..c89165538b 100644
--- a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
+++ b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/java/com/linkedin/gms/factory/graphql/GraphQLEngineFactory.java
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ public class GraphQLEngineFactory {
     args.setDatahubConfiguration(configProvider.getDatahub());
     args.setViewsConfiguration(configProvider.getViews());
     args.setSearchBarConfiguration(configProvider.getSearchBar());
+    args.setSearchCardConfiguration(configProvider.getSearchCard());
     args.setHomePageConfiguration(configProvider.getHomePage());
     args.setSiblingGraphService(siblingGraphService);
     args.setGroupService(groupService);